Fishing Lure Spiral Spinner Application

ABSTRACT

A fishing lure and spinner blade designed in a helical form that rotates in a free form fashion or in an inline application. The “Tornado or Funnel” appearance of the blade as it spins through the water can be regulated by the speed of the retrieval, size of the blades and number of rotations on the spinner blade, which give a consistent spinning experience at any retrieval speed and level. The blades are affixed through split rings and swivels on varying spinner bait wire forms and spin effortlessly at high very slow to high retrieval rates and upon natural free falling through the water. The inline technology uses the tornado design to employ a dependable and effortless spinning motion around the axis of the wire form, and a streamlined spinner that doesn&#39;t need to have the blades set by applying force to the lure before spinning commences.

CROSS REFERENCE

Provisional patent Filing Date Jan. 24, 2008/Application No. 61/062,042

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to fishing lures and specifically spinner baits, inline spinner baits, and top water spinner bait blade technology incorporating a specific spinner application for all types of spinner sizes and utilized in all water depths for anglers to entice and catch fish. It is known in the prior art of spinner technology that the spinning object is put into motion by pulling the lure against the water mass and thus creating a spinning motion that attracts fish. This invention specifically addresses the new spiral “tornado” effect the newly designed spinner blade creates when being pulled through the water, or descending naturally into deeper waters when no pressure is applied. The metal helical blade free form and inline applications allow the spinner to move effortlessly through the water creating a funnel effect around or about the body of the lure and attracting fish. This invention provides the angler with an effective and alternate type of spinner blade other than the tradition curved, spoon-like spinner blades that have been offered for many years.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention comprises of a new spinner application that is manufactured to varying specs, shapes and sizes to provide a true & free spinning spiraled motion similar to that of a funnel or tornado motion through the water at all depths. When the lure is pulled through the water, the tornado style spinner blade spins effortlessly through the water at varying speeds dependent on the retrieval speeds and dimensions of the blades. The blade is stamped out in a helical spiral shape and used in a free form or inline application. The free form spinner bait application uses the new spinner blade connecting to a split ring-ball bearing swivel-split ring assembly, which is connected to a wire form shaft that is bent in standard L, C, and U shaped configurations, or connected to a top water body. The shaped wire forms are molded with a lead free head specified at various sizes and designs, and a contiguous hook connected to the wire form at the base of the head. The inline application uses the same blade but bent at a 90 degree angle perpendicular to the inline plane and a two piece barrel with a 0.060 hole is pressed through the blade eyelet hole. The blade is slid onto the wire shaft to spin around the shaft body and create a sensational spinning effect while being pulled or falling through the water. The skirts of the lures are hand tied using different types of materials like feathers, ribbon material, silicone and rubber skirting material, textile, hair, and a variety of other materials. Different skirt materials and the new spinning motion the tornado type lure creates is an exciting new way to attract and catch fish for all types of angles and all types of fish.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows an aerial view of the blade design, the spiral pattern, the eyelet hole, the tail cut off section, and the middle section cut out area.

FIG. 2 shows the stamped out blade design the eyelet 90 degree break line, and the direction of expanding the flat material into the standardized helical form factor.

FIG. 3 shows the side view of the helical spinner blade in a free form application, with the collar bend angle, the eyelet hole and overall helical nature of the spinner blade.

FIG. 4 shows a free form application on a traditional “L” shaped spinner bait. The blade is mounted to the wire form frame with a ball bearing swivel and split rings.

FIG. 5 shows a side view of the inline spinner blade application, where the bend now perpendicular to the inline center line. The blase is comprised of a barrel tube that screws together through the eyelet hole to provide a stable spinning tube around the wire shaft.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to the drawings in FIG. 1, the blade is designed to be punched out of a flat substrate (which can be embossed, textured, applied prismatic materials or plain metal) such as aluminum, brass, copper, and steel alloy, or fabricated by using a steel alloy cast technique ranging in thickness of 0.020″ to 0.375″. Casting or using a high powered hydraulic die stamping machine will punch out the cut off material for the eyelet in FIG. 1.10, the end of the tail FIG. 1.12, and the middle section of the blade design FIG. 1.11. The design is cut out around the lines in FIG. 1.13, and to the desired width for the blade ranging from 0.040″ to 8″ for each specific application ranging from trout and pan fish lures to shark and large oceanic species. FIG. 1.15 shows the relative diameter of the initial circle which is proportionally relative to the thickness of blades and number of rotations within the spiral pattern. The higher the number of revolutions is inversely related to the blade thickness in a set diameter, and thus is proportional to the rotational speed of the spinner blade.

The eyelet flange is bent to the specified angle and length and in-line with the center of the spiral. The spinner blade is initially bent below the eyelet hole on the collar bend line as depicted in FIG. 2.25, and this dimension is standardized based on the size of the diameter of the initial blade cutout. FIGS. 2.22 and 2.23 show the cut off pieces discarded after the stamping process. After the unit is punched out, the flat, cut out blade is then pulled as in FIG. 20 at one end by the eyelet hole as in FIG. 2.21 and the tail as in FIG. 24 at the other end until complying with overall length specifications and creating the consistently fabricated spiral effect and form factor for the finished blade. For the inline specifications the bend at the eyelet bend point is done after achieving the desired finished shape, and then bent perpendicular to the centerline of the funnel shape.

The desired form of the blade is depicted in FIG. 3 showing the finished eyelet hole as in FIG. 3.30 and the desired degree bend as in FIG. 3.33. The bend length in FIG. 3.32 is relative to the width of the blades and length of the blade as in FIG. 3.34. The bend degree typically ranges from 30 degrees to 175 degrees depending on the desired wobble effect of the spinning blade, which mimics a wounded fish, or the standard 90 degree bend for most applications. The tail of the blade is either bent at an angle, sheared into a split tail, or rounded and sculpted to the specs of the specific type of blade.

The free form spinner bait is comprised of a wire shaft and a molded lead free body and a fabricated hook and obtained in varying sizes and shapes as shown in FIG. 4.42. The skirt material in FIG. 4.43 is standard industry material and hand tied to the molded body and designed to attractive color and material offerings. The new helical spinner blade FIG. 4.44 is attached to a split ring in FIG. 4.40, then to the ball bearing swivel in FIG. 4.41, then to another split ring affixed to the loop on the wire form. The spinner bait configuration can vary in size and form depending on the type of fish the angler is focusing on, and the new spinner blade design will scale accordingly.

The inline version of the helical blade design shown in FIG. 5.57 has one distinct difference from the free form blade, and that is the angle of the bend below the eyelet and perpendicular orientation to the blade center line. The hollow tube barrel tubes in FIG. 5.53 are threaded with a male and female end and screw together through eyelet hole in the blade. This forms a stable tube running perpendicular through the spinner blade eyelet hole as in FIG. 5.50 ranging in diameter of 0.040 to 0.375 according to the width of the blade in FIG. 1.14. FIG. 5.52 depicts the round plastic of metal beads the blade tube rotates around, and FIG. 5.54 is the body of spinner bait lure, which can be mad from metal, plastic, painted, holographic material, thermoformed material in a number of sizes, colors and patterns. The skirt assembly is assembled out of multiple types of material, hand tied to a small 0.050″-0.125″×Z″ tube and shrink formed with glue to adhere the feathers and other skirt materials to the tube. The hook is first assembled to the wire form ranging from 0.040″ to 0.118″ in diameter using a loop tool. The skirt assembly tube is then threaded on to the wire from and the body is then threaded next as in FIG. 5.54-FIG. 5.5.6. The small beads are assembled to the wire from next, and the blade assembly is then slid on the wire from. FIG. 5.51 shows the final step in assembling the new inline spinner bait by closing the loop on the far end of the lure with a loop tool. 

1) A fishing spinning lure helical blade design that rotates in a freeform fashion in a “tornado or funnel” motion where the blade is attached to various spinner bait and top water wire forms and connectors via split rings and swivels, or a combination of both. 2) The spinner blade referred to in claim 1 is bent to a specified angle and an elongated tube is pressed together through the eyelet hole to facilitate the spinner blade to rotate around an inline wire form. 3) The fishing lure in claim 2, wherein said spinner blade is assembled on the wire form with a hook, skirt assembly, body, beads, the blade assembly, and closed end loop to various dimensions for all fishing species and conditions. 